Carolyn J. Braden • 3 Minute Read
How to Make Dried Flower and Wax Sealed Valentines
Whether you are looking to make DIY wedding invitations, thank you cards, birthday cards or Valentine’s card, dried flowers and wax seals will take all of them to the next level. This tutorial combines some of my loves (flowers and sweet sentiments) and gives you an easy way to make someone’s day, especially someone you love very much. Read on to learn how to make dried flower and wax sealed Valentines.
A wax seal always elevates a card
Wax Sealed Gifts
You could use this concept of adding a dried flower with a wax seal to make a gift even more beautiful. I created a tutorial for wax sealed gifts and you can see it in my article here. I’ve always loved wax seals, but didn’t really think about trying to add them to my life until I watched Bridgerton. They sealed letters with wax seals in the show and they just made them look fancy. Wax seals definitely make many things look fancy.
These would make cute Save the Date cards
Dried Flower Creations
I’ve been using dried flowers in my home as décor for many years, so it was just a matter of time before I started to use them in my craft creations. I used dried flowers to create a hair comb (also inspired by Bridgerton) and you can see it here in my article. Or you can see it (it was inspired by Pen Featherington, a Bridgerton character) in my 1-minute video below or via my YouTube channel @carolynjbraden:
Dried Flower Wedding Inspiration
I incorporated many dried flowers into my wedding in 2003. I sprayed a big hat box with gold spray paint and glued many dried flowers to it. I placed all the cards and notes we received for our wedding in the box. I added dried flowers to a pieced of natural paper that was printed with what my sister-in-law read at our wedding.
My cards are sealed with love
I used dried flowers to create boutonnieres for a co-worker’s wedding I helped put together. See images from that event here. Dried flowers are great because they last a very long time and if you are considering flowers for your wedding, dried flowers and their memory from your special day will stay around for a long while.
If you want to dry your fresh flowers successfully, try this from Martha Stewart’s website. I wish I would have read it when trying to dry my wedding bouquet.
You cannot mail wax seals unless they are hand cancelled
Dried Flower Inspired Gifts + Discount
If you are making these dried flower cards for Valentine’s Day like I did, here are some other dried flower gifts you can give with the cards. If you are a new Temu user, use code afe55197 for 30% off your first purchase or use my link here. Their low prices help me craft like I never have before!
Forget Me Not and Queen Anne’s Lace Pressed Wildflower Necklace, Amazon, $25 (would make a great “something blue” for a wedding!)
Long Lasting Real Flower Globe, Amazon, $35
Lego Icons Dried Flower Centerpiece (I have this and love it!), Amazon, $48
Full Star Bouquet Dried Flower Bouquet, Walmart, $10
Elegant Dried Flower and Bunny Tail Bouquet, Temu, $8
See how to make this craft in my 1-minute video above or via my YouTube channel @carolynjbraden.
How to Make Dried Flower and Wax Sealed Valentines
Now for the craft. Here’s what you need:
Blank card and envelope set (I got mine on Temu for around $6 but Amazon has a similar set for $13)
Small dried Flower set (I got mine on Temu but Amazon has a similar set here)
Wax seal set (I got mine on Temu and ordered an extra set of stamps, but Amazon has a similar set here for around $19, gold permanent marker)
Scissors
The supplies I used for the cards
How-To:
Heat up 5 pellets of sealing wax in your warmer (I sometimes mixed my colors to create swirled seals) and while you wait, write your note on your card.
Cutting the flowers to fit on the card
Cut a small group of flowers that will fit onto your card.
Warming up some mixed colors of wax
Lay the flowers onto your card.
Pouring the sealing wax onto the flowers
I poured the wax onto the card on top of the stems of the flowers.
Let the wax cool for about 30 seconds
I placed a heart shaped stamp into the hot wax. You can lift it up after about 30 seconds.
You can accent a wax seal with a permanent marker
See my full wax seal tutorial here on my website or in my video below:
If you want to accent the wax seal design, you can take a permanent marker and color your seal.
Sealing the envelope with a wax seal
Then the cards are done! Place them in an envelope when fully cooled.
Wait until the wax cools before placing in an envelope
I went one step further and added some more flowers to the seal of the envelope and poured wax onto the stems and placed a seal into the wax. I had two different heart themed stamps, so I used one design for the Valentine cards and one for the envelopes.
Placing a wax stamp on the hot wax
Please note: You cannot mail wax seals on cards without placing them into a separate envelope. The only way around this is to have the cards hand cancelled, which usually has a fee. Check with your local post office before mailing wax sealed cards on their own.
These would make cute any day cards!
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Carolyn J. Braden is the owner of Carolyn’s Blooming Creations is a regular contributor and editor for CBC. She has been featured in numerous media publications such as InStyle Magazine, on HGTV, on Bustle.com, and more. She is the author of the books Georgia McMasters in Amethyst Lake Cemetery, How To Be Yourself: 3 Ways To Help You Being You, and the illustrator for the children’s book Bridging Connections. She is a former classroom teacher that now dedicates her life to educating others on how to live their most healthy, creative and happy life. Learn more about her visiting our About Us page.